Lindsey is from Florida and has worked in online and print media. Her happy place is Michaels craft store.

Stephanie Miller is a busy mom of four from Utah who has found the perfect way to upcycle her husband’s old, oversized shirts into adorable dresses for her two daughters.

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Since having kids, Stephanie was unable to practice painting and needed an outlet. “I felt a loss of identity,” Stephanie tells Babble. “I couldn’t paint anymore and didn’t feel fulfilled like I used to.”

That’s why Stephanie’s hubby Jon surprised his wife with a $50 sewing machine from Walmart! Inspired by seamstresses she saw online, the mom decided to try her hand out at designing her own clothes. “Sewing helped break my postpartum and honestly made me happy,” she says.

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Without using patterns, the mom can take Jon’s discarded shirts, turning them into stylish dresses, rompers, and shirt-and-short sets for her two young daughters. And the girls absolutely adore their mom’s designs!

“I’ve loved making dresses for my little girls out of men’s shirts because it’s pretty fast, and the transformation is always drastic,” Stephanie writes on her Instagram.

Keep scrolling to see the amazing transformations Stephanie does — and maybe even get inspired to create your own clothes for your kids!

Stephanie Miller, 27, is a mom of four from Utah. A painter by trade, Stephanie was having a hard time adjusting to motherhood while trying to find time to express herself. “I was suffering with postpartum depression, and with the lifestyle shock of motherhood, I felt a loss of identity,” she tells HuffPost.

But thankfully, her husband Jon stumbled upon the perfect outlet for his wife!

Like any good husband, Jon wanted to help out his wife. He went to Walmart and picked out a $50 sewing machine.

While she started making stuffed animals, the lightbulb went off above her head when Jon was clearing out his closet and tossing perfectly good button-down shirts.

“I was frustrated at him for wanting to get rid of something so new, but it had shrunk. I kept it and a few of his other shirts in hopes of making something out of them,” Stephanie says. “I follow some other seamstresses on Instagram and saw some of their refashions and thought, ‘I could try that.’”

This dress is the finished design after Stephanie worked her magic on her hubby’s discarded shirt.

“I’ve loved transforming men’s dress shirts into dresses for my girls,” Stephanie writes on her Instagram. “It is a faster way to finish a project because the buttons and hemming is already done on the shirt.”

Stephanie did not expect that a $50 sewing machine and a few oversized shirts would spark such a passion. Luckily for her, she was a natural.

“This is my very first sewing machine,” she says about this photo. “I’ll always be grateful for that 2-stitch machine I learned to sew on.”

Stephanie’s DIY outfits have impressed strangers all over the world, and she’s even given a few tips and instructions on how other moms can make them. Her designs receive a ton of love online for those inspired by her work!